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LOVETT, B. 
(a) Narrative of a Journey in Baluchistan. In "Eastern Persia," Vol. I, pp. iig-142. 
A concise, unadorned description of routes, of slight value e.xcept to the actual traveler. 
(6) Narrative of a Visit to the Kuh-i-Khwaja in Sistan. Joum. Roy. Geog. Soc, vol. 44, 
1874, pp. 145-152. 
A personal account of a visit to the holy mesa of Sistan, and of the writer's attempts to carry 
on surveying operations. 
Malcolm, John. The His.tory of Persia. 2 vols. Lon., 1815. 
This book is still one of the most valuable sources of information on Persia. 
MacGrEcor, C. M. Wanderings in Baluchistan. Lon., 1882. 
Very brightly written and entertaining, although not containing much that is of perittanent 
value. 
Markham, Clements R. The Basin of the Helmund. Proc. Roy. Geog. Soc, n. s., Vol. I, p. 191. 
An empirical account of the mountains surrounding the Helmund basin, of the main tribu- 
taries of the river, and of the chief routes. 
McMahon, a. H. 
(a) The Southern Borders of Afghanistan. Geog. Journal, Apr., 1897. 
A short account of the people and physiography of the southern border of Afghanistan. 
Valuable and interesting, 
(t) The Baluchistan Desert, south of the Helmund River. Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc. of Lon., 
vol. S3, pp. 289-295. 
A brief account of the physical geography of the region similar to that contained in (a), 
followed by notes on various rock specimens. 
O'DoNOVAN, Edmond. The Merv Oasis. 2 vols. Lon., 1882. 
An interes.ting book, full of stirring adventures. Northern Persia is described chiefly from 
a political and historical standpoint, but there are also good accounts of the people and 
of physiographic features. 
Rawlinson, H. C. Notes on Sistan. Journ. Roy. Geog. Soc., vol. 43, 1873, pp. 272-294. 
A scholarly article containing a good summary of the history of Sistan and of the changes 
in its canals and water-supply. 
Smith, Euan. The Perso-Baluoh Frontier Mission, 1870, 1871, and the Perso-Afghan Mission, 
1871, 1872. In "Eastern Persia," Vol. I, pp. 145-391. 
A straightforward, trustworthy narrative, with many valuable, though empirical, descriptions 
of isolated phenomena. 
St. John, O. B. On the Physical Geography of Persia, and Narative of a Journey through Baluch- 
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The chapter on the physical geography of the country is of a general character, and is of 
great value. The remainder is an account of a journey, with occasional descriptions 
which are of permanent value. 
Sykes, P. M. Ten Thousand Miles in Persia, or Eight Years in Iran. Lon., 1902, pp. 481. 
This book is easily the most valuable work on Eastern Persia. It aims to supplement the 
work of Lord Curzon. Unfortunately the order of presentation is based strictly on the 
accidental circumstance of the writer's line of march, and a single subject is scattered in 
many places. The amount of research involved in the production of the book, and its 
accuracy, make it indispensable to every student of Persia. 
Vredenburo, E. a Geological Sketch of the Baluchistan Desert and Part of Eastern Persia. 
-Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Vol. XXXI, part 2, 1901, pp. 179-302. 
This -work embodies a large amount of valuable data, and is the only recent scientific work 
on this part of the world. 
Yate, C. E. Khurasan and Sistan. Lon., 1900, pp. 442. 
An exceedingly personal narrative of travel, with bits of historical, commercial, and military 
information scattered through it. 
